Gout is usually characterized by pain during the attack, especially at night, the pain will be more severe, which is mainly related to the pathogenesis of gout. Most of the gout patients worry about not being able to sleep normally at night, which will lead to a gout attack, so it has become a long-term problem for patients.
Why gout attacks easily at night?
The reason why gout is easy to attack at night is related to the concentration of uric acid in the human body, because the main reason for the attack of gout is that the concentration of uric acid is too high, and at night, the function of the human body begins to gradually change. If it is stable, it will cause the body temperature to drop, and the metabolic level will continue to decline, so the uric acid concentration will rise significantly, causing the problem of gout. In addition, the temperature at night is lower than that during the day, so the metabolic function will also be affected after the body temperature drops, and uric acid crystals are easily deposited in the joints, causing gout.
How can I prevent gout attacks at night?
1. Avoid late-night snacks
Avoiding late-night snacks is an easy way to avoid nighttime gout, because for most people For example, after working all day, you always need to rest when you go home, and you will choose to eat some snacks during the rest. Especially in summer, barbecue and seafood have become common late-night snacks. But these snacks can rapidly increase uric acid levels at night and can’t be metabolized quickly after falling asleep, which can lead to gout.
2. Drink more water
You can promote urination by drinking more water at night. This is a method that most people know. It is because drinking water will promote the body’s water metabolism function, so that a large amount of uric acid can be excreted with the urine. However, people with poor renal function should avoid drinking too much water, because the metabolic function will gradually weaken after falling asleep, so drinking too much water will lead to facial edema.
3. Exercise after dinner
After dinner, patients can choose to do a certain amount of exercise, usually small-scale exercise. This can not only promote digestion and control weight, but also avoid excessive exercise, which can lead to nerve excitation. Proper exercise is mainly to help patients promote metabolism, and in the process of exercise, it can fully help joints to move, which is a kind of protection for joints.
4. Keep warm
Keeping warm at night is also a good way to avoid gout attacks, mainly because the blood circulation will gradually change at night. Slow, this will lead to a drop in body temperature. If you do a good job of keeping warm, you can avoid the deposition of urate crystals and effectively reduce the irritation of the joints. Therefore, gout patients can soak their feet at night or take other warm measures to properly raise their body temperature to avoid affecting blood circulation and causing gout attacks.
5. Use of drugs
If the patient’s own disease is more serious, it is difficult to help the patient relieve pain symptoms through other methods. Therefore, for more serious patients, it is necessary to take medicines at night to improve the condition. Although conventional medicines will bring certain side effects, as long as they are used on time and in the amount, the disease can usually be controlled for a long time.
Patients with gout have a high probability of developing gout at night, so patients need to solve it before sleep, which may cause gout problems. If it is a severe patient, corresponding targeted therapy needs to be selected for long-term control.